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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear LINGANTH Listserv,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please post the following message on LINGANTH. The University of South Carolina is seeking applicants for an FTE TT Assistant Professor in Linguistic Anthropology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:maroon">Department of Anthropology<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:maroon">Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:maroon">Linguistic Anthropology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The faculty of the Department of Anthropology, in conjunction with the Linguistics Program at the University of South Carolina, Columbia campus, invite applications for a 9-month,
full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 16, 2026.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Specifically, we seek applicants who specialize in linguistic anthropology. The Department of Anthropology will be the tenure home for this position, with teaching assignments serving both
the Department of Anthropology and the Linguistics Program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The position requires a PhD in Anthropology, Linguistics or a closely related field by the time of the start date.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We seek applicants with experience grounded in ethnographic, collaborative, and community-based approaches to research that are founded in a commitment to social justice, and whose theoretical
and methodological approaches to the study of language are innovative and synergistic with existing faculty expertise. Geographic area, research focus, and language(s) of specialization are open. T</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">his
position allows for opportunities to collaborate across a broad group of partners, including colleagues in different disciplines, campus research institutes, and community partners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.5pt;text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.5pt;text-align:justify"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The successful candidate must have and maintain an active and productive program of research that
may include public scholarship in addition to demonstrating the potential for securing extramural funding that upholds USC’s reputation as a Research 1 university. They must be
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">dynamic educators willing to teach large introductory undergraduate courses serving both general education and major requirements, as well as upper division and graduate
courses in their area(s) of specialization. </span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A typical teaching load in the Department of Anthropology is two courses per semester. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">They
will also be expected to mentor graduate students in both anthropology and linguistics and participate in the administrative life of the department, the college, and the university.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Department of Anthropology is highly committed to both undergraduate and graduate instruction and mentoring, offering programs leading to bachelors,
masters, and Ph.D. degrees. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more information about the Department, please visit
</span><a href="https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/anthropology/index.php"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/anthropology/index.php</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
The program provides students grounding in critical approaches to four-field anthropology (biological/biocultural anthropology, anthropological archaeology, cultural anthropology and linguistic anthropology). Linguistic anthropology figures prominently at
USC due to a longstanding, collaborative relationship between the Department of Anthropology and the interdepartmental Linguistics Program. In fact, students may specialize in linguistic anthropology by taking graduate coursework in either program. For more
information about the Linguistics Program and its faculty, please visit </span><a href="https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/linguistics/index.php"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/linguistics/index.php</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. Women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged
to apply. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including
transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion
(including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.6pt;text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How to Apply<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:2.6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All Applicants
<b>must </b>apply online at USCJobs at </span><a href="https://uscjobs.sc.edu/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">https://uscjobs.sc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. Incomplete
applications will not be considered. Applications must include: (1) a cover letter,
<span style="color:black">discussing research interests and teaching experience</span><span style="color:black">; (2)
</span>a Curriculum Vitae; (3) <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">a</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
writing</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">sample</span> (i.e. a published journal article or dissertation chapter,
<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">25</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">pages</span> maximum)<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">; (4) a list of three recommenders
</span>– include their names<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">, affiliations,</span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">and</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
email</span> addresses. <span class="eop"><span style="color:black">The department will request references from referees for applicants
</span></span><span style="color:black">who advance to semi-finalist status. </span>
(If<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>candidate<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>has<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>not<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>yet<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>defended<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>their<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>dissertation,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>letter<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>the dissertation director should confirm that the PhD will be completed by July 1, 2026).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To ensure full consideration, application material must be received by
<b>October 1, 2025</b>. The search committee will immediately begin screening applications and move swiftly in the selection process.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Inquiries about this position may be directed
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">to the search committee chair, Jennifer Reynolds,
</span><a href="mailto:jreynold@mailbox.sc.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jreynold@mailbox.sc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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